Ionization of xenon Rydberg atoms at a metal surface

Physical Review Letters

Volumn 85, Issue 25, 2000, Pages 5444-5447

  Hill, S B ^a   Haich, C B ^a   Zhou, Z ^a   Nordlander, P ^a   Dunning, F B ^a  

^a RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC BEAMS; CHARGE TRANSFER; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY OF GASES; ELECTRIC FIELD EFFECTS; ELECTRON TUNNELING; GOLD; GROUND STATE; IONIZATION; NUMERICAL METHODS; QUANTUM THEORY; SURFACES; XENON;

ATOM SURFACE INTERACTIONS; ATOM SURFACE SEPARATION; AUGER PROCESS; BOHR RADIUS; IMAGE CHARGE EFFECTS; THERMAL ENERGY BEAM; XENON RYDBERG ATOMS;

ATOMS;

EID: 0034498734     PISSN: 00319007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.85.5444     Document Type: Article

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